World Biosphere Reserve
Road Signs
| The signs read "Welcome to the Niagara Escarpment
- a World Biosphere Reserve." They will pique the interest
of passersby and inform them of the significance of the area
that they are entering.
The Niagara Escarpment needs to be better identified "on
the ground" in the Escarpment countryside ... and CONE is
doing something about it!
CONE's Niagara Escarpment World Biosphere road sign project
involves placing a series of signs on county and regional
roads where they enter the Niagara Escarpment Plan Area.
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ADOPT-A-SIGN!
Just $85 per year
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The signage project has two objectives:
- inform the public about the special nature of this unique
part of Ontario and highlight the importance of the UNESCO World
Biosphere Reserve designation
- build support among residents of the Niagara Escarpment Plan
Area for the protection of the Escarpment.
CONE is now seeking groups and individuals who would like to sponsor
signs to cover the costs of maintenance and eventual replacement.
You can adopt-a-sign for $85 per year. Help us keep this
project going!
To complement the road signs, CONE has produced a brochure outlining
the significance of the Escarpment and describing its status as
an internationally recognized ecosystem. The brochures are available
free stores, gas stations, restaurants, and other sites near the
signs across Dufferin County and the Region of Peel.
View CONE's Niagara
Escarpment World Biosphere Reserve brochure! (Adobe File -
677 KB)
Dufferin County
On July 6, 2000, CONE unveiled the first 14 signs in Mono and
Mulmur Townships in Dufferin County. CONE was joined by several
local dignitaries to launch this exciting new initiative.
TD Friends of the Environment Foundation (Orangeville Chapter)
provided the funds for the production of these signs.
Unveiling CONE's new road
signs in Dufferin County
Left to right: Carl Arsenault, Stu Smart, Karen Rosenbrock,
Walter Tovell, Bruce
Mackenzie, John Creelman, Gord Gallaugher, David Tilson, and
Ed Crewson
Region of Peel
On October 18, 2001, CONE unveiled 8 new signs in the Town of
Caledon in the Region of Peel.
TD Friends of the Environment Foundation (Brampton Chapter)
and the Ontario Trillium Foundation provided funds for the production
of these signs.
And many thanks to the Rotary Clubs of Mississauga who
have adopted three of the signs!
Dr. Joe MacInnis, National Chair of the TD Friends of
the Environment Foundation, and Don Mitchell of the Ontario
Trillium Foundation joined CONE President Jean Hilborn for
a special sign unveiling ceremony in Terra Cotta. Joining
them were Richard Paterak of the Niagara Escarpment Commission
and MPP for Dufferin-Peel-Wellington-Grey David Tilson. |
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Unveiling CONE's new
road signs in the Region of Peel
Left to right: CONE President Jean Hilborn
and from the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation Roger
St. Louis, Moragh Hayes, Dr. Joe MacInnis and Kevin Doran
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Region of Halton
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Eleven new signs were erected in the Region of Halton in the summer of
2002. Thanks to funding support from the TD Friends of the Environment
Foundation (Burlington Chapter) and the Ontario Trillium Foundation,
signs have been erected in Milton, Halton Hills and Burlington. |
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County of Simcoe
On September
13, 2003 CONE unveiled one of eight new road signs in Clearview Township, Simcoe County.
Simcoe County NEC representative Ian Lang (left) and CONE President
André Rudnicky (right) unveil one of eights signs in Clearview
Township, Simcoe County while holding up the plaque of the project
funder, the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
City of Hamilton
On October 14, 2005, CONE unveiled the latest installment in our Biosphere Reserve road sign project - 15 new signs across the City of Hamilton.
TD Friends of the Environment Foundation provided the funds for the production of these signs.
Unveiling CONE's new road
signs in the City of Hamilton
Left to right: Guest, Anne Redish, Don Alexander (NEC commissioner), Mark Frawley (NEC director), Andrea Howarth (Hamilton East MPP), Bradley Shaw (CONE), Brian McHattie (Hamilton councillor & NEC commissioner), guest, Leo Deloitte
Regional Municipality of Niagara
On April 29, 2006, CONE unveiled one of the 12 new signs across the Niagara region.
TD Friends of the Environment Foundation (Niagara North and East chapters)provided the funds for the production of these signs.
Unveiling CONE's new road
signs in the Niagara region
Left to right: Michael Collins (regional councillor & NEC commissioner), Mel Swart (former Welland - Thorold MPP), Hon. Jim Bradley (St. Catharines MPP), Rick Dykstra (St Catharines MP), André Rudnicky (CONE), Don Alexander (NEC commisioner), Tim Rigby (Mayor St Catharines)
THANKS TO OUR LEAD FUNDING PARTNERS
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